Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Competitors

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, GLDD or MYRG?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MYR Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GLDD or MYRG?

MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	$806.90M	0.90	$13.91M	$1.02	10.48
MYR Group	$3.38B	0.72	$90.99M	$2.18	72.05

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GLDD or MYRG?

89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MYR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GLDD or MYRG?

In the previous week, MYR Group had 4 more articles in the media than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for MYR Group and 8 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's score of 1.20 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MYR Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLDD or MYRG?

MYR Group received 65 more outperform votes than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.37% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave Great Lakes Dredge & Dock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	Outperform Votes 293 59.43%	Underperform Votes 200 40.57%
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 358 62.37%	Underperform Votes 216 37.63%

Do analysts rate GLDD or MYRG?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.96%. MYR Group has a consensus price target of $149.40, indicating a potential downside of 4.88%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than MYR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is GLDD or MYRG more profitable?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 7.51% compared to MYR Group's net margin of 1.08%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 13.72% beat MYR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	7.51%	13.72%	5.10%
MYR Group	1.08%	6.05%	2.42%

Summary

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and MYR Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.